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    • THINK LIKE A HISTORIAN
  • STRAND TWO
    • EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND
    • THE ENGLISH PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT IN IRELAND
    • 1798 IRISH REBELLION
    • THE GREAT FAMINE AND THE IRISH DIASPORA
    • THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS
    • THE GAA
    • THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND UNIONISM, 1911-23 >
      • HOME RULE CRISIS, 1912-14
      • 1916 RISING
      • RISE OF SINN FÉIN
      • IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1919-21
      • ANGLO-IRISH TREATY, 1921
      • IRISH CIVIL WAR, 1922-23
    • IRELAND AND THE WORLD AT WAR >
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR I
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • IRELAND IN THE 1960s
    • THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
    • WOMEN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND
  • STRAND THREE
    • ANCIENT ROME
    • MEDIEVAL TIMES
    • THE RENAISSANCE
    • THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
    • THE REFORMATION
    • PRE TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTION >
      • THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
    • COMMUNISM AND FASCISM >
      • COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA
      • FASCISM IN ITALY
      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
    • WORLD WAR II
    • THE HOLOCAUST
    • THE COLD WAR
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1960s
    • TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
    • PATTERNS OF CHANGE >
      • HEALTH AND MEDICINE [OPTION ONE]
  • ASSESSMENT
    • CBA 1: THE PAST IN MY PLACE
    • CBA 2: A LIFE IN TIME
    • ASSESSMENT TASK
    • EXAM HUB
  • ACTION VERBS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • HISTORY MATTERS 365 BLOG
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ANCIENT ROME

Recognising key change
Learning Outcome 3.1: Investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

introduction
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history matters 365 - KAHOOT QUIZ - ROTTEN ROMANS


Overview
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national geographic - ancient rome 101


BBC RADIO 4 - IN OUR TIME - ANCIENT ROME ARCHIVE

Browse an archive of podcasts on Ancient Rome.
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smarthistory - tour of ancient rome


POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM

HISTORY POD - 24th August AD 79: Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum


​HISTORY EXTRA - 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about Pompeii
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zero one animation - A DAY IN POMPEII


​HISTORY MATTERS 365 -wORKING WITH EVIDENCE - eruption of mount vesuvius [PRINTABLE]   
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BBC RADIO 4 - IN OUR TIME - PLINY THE YOUNGER


A Roman Soldier
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TED Ed -  A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A ROMAN SOLDIER

history matters 365 - video clip worksheet [printable]


young people

ted ed - A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence


spartacus
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TED ED - FROM SLAVE TO REBEL: The life of Spartacus - Fiona Radford


AUGUSTUS
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TED ED - History vs. Augustus 


HISTORY EXTRA - The bloody rise of Augustus


julius caesar
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bbc radio 4 - great lives - julius caesar


Leisure and Entertainment
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world history encyclopedia - chariot racing in ancient rome

national geographic - ​Chariot racing stirred up both love and hate in ancient Rome

history matters 365 -

factual errors task - leisure and entertainment [printable]

Crossword - Leisure and Entertainment in Ancient Rome [printable]


Gladiators
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history today - Murderous games: gladiatorial contests in ancient rome
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​HISTORY EXTRA - Who were the gladiators of ancient Rome? Plus Spartacus, Crixus and 8 more fighters you should know


technology AND INNOVATION
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Buildings and Architecture 
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khan academy - roman architecture


PATTERNS OF CHANGE: health and medicine
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bbc radio 4 - in our time - galen
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ted-ed - Ancient Rome’s most notorious doctor


​worcesterjonny -
the romans - 'pioneers in public health'


achievements
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world history encyclopedia - Legacy of the Ancient Romans


youtube - What have the Romans ever done for us?

Funny YouTube clip from the film 'The Life of Brian'. Watch the clip and see if you can make a note of all the things the Romans are meant to have done for us.

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​HISTORY EXTRA - WHAT DID THE ROMANS REALLY DO FOR US

national geographic - roman roads were the infrastructure of empire

history matters 365 -diamond 9 activity - what have the romans ever do for us? [printable]
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more resources
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The Irish times - what did the romans ever do for ireland?

history extra -

how did the romans celebrate 'christmas'? 

What are Roman numerals, where do they come from and how do you read them?

the new yorker - pompeii still has buried secrets

history matters 365 -

true or false quiz - food in ancient rome [printable]

walkabout bingo - roman lives [printable]

britannica - quiz - the roman empire
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retrieval challenge grid

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FOCUS TASK
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Write an account of the achievements of Ancient Rome.

Revision
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history matters 365 - flippity flashcards: ancient rome

history matters 365 - 

Flash Card Deck created by Christian O'Connor with GoConqr


​CHRONICLES - QUIZLET set: LIFE IN ANCIENT ROME

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Test Your Knowledge
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chronicles - QUIZLET test: life in ancient rome [printable]

Answer the multiple choice questions.

history matters 365 - flippity match up: ancient rome [printable]


exam hub

past exam questions / sample answers


Project - Roman Times

Students work in groups to create news booklets under the theme 'Roman Times'. Each booklet should have a cover page and a contents page. Content may be a mixture of text and pictures. Ideas for the booklet may be taken from the spider diagram below. Students are free to generate their own ideas. Detailed instructions on completing the project will be given in class. There will be a time limit for the completion of booklets. Upon completion groups will be given an opportunity to present and share their work.
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • A POSSIBLE APPROACH
  • STRAND ONE
    • THINK LIKE A HISTORIAN
  • STRAND TWO
    • EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND
    • THE ENGLISH PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT IN IRELAND
    • 1798 IRISH REBELLION
    • THE GREAT FAMINE AND THE IRISH DIASPORA
    • THE PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION IN IRISH POLITICS
    • THE GAA
    • THE RISE OF NATIONALISM AND UNIONISM, 1911-23 >
      • HOME RULE CRISIS, 1912-14
      • 1916 RISING
      • RISE OF SINN FÉIN
      • IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1919-21
      • ANGLO-IRISH TREATY, 1921
      • IRISH CIVIL WAR, 1922-23
    • IRELAND AND THE WORLD AT WAR >
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR I
      • IRELAND DURING WORLD WAR II
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • IRELAND IN THE 1960s
    • THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND
    • WOMEN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND
  • STRAND THREE
    • ANCIENT ROME
    • MEDIEVAL TIMES
    • THE RENAISSANCE
    • THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
    • THE REFORMATION
    • PRE TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTION >
      • THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
      • THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
    • COMMUNISM AND FASCISM >
      • COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA
      • FASCISM IN ITALY
      • FASCISM IN GERMANY
    • WORLD WAR II
    • THE HOLOCAUST
    • THE COLD WAR
    • THE EUROPEAN UNION
    • EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD IN THE 1960s
    • TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
    • PATTERNS OF CHANGE >
      • HEALTH AND MEDICINE [OPTION ONE]
  • ASSESSMENT
    • CBA 1: THE PAST IN MY PLACE
    • CBA 2: A LIFE IN TIME
    • ASSESSMENT TASK
    • EXAM HUB
  • ACTION VERBS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • HISTORY MATTERS 365 BLOG
  • TEACHING STRATEGIES
  • WEBLINKS
  • CHRONICLES
  • TEACHER MAILING LIST
  • MY CLASSROOM
  • CONTACT